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Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use ‘Allah’

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court

Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of

As reform talks start, Pope vows to change Vatican mentality

YoopyaOct 1, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Pope Francis began landmark meetings on Tuesday to reform the Vatican, promising to do all he could to change the mentality of an

US pastor Terry Jones held after threats to burn Korans

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

A controversial US pastor has been arrested in Florida after announcing plans to burn nearly 3,000 copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11.

Romanian prince who died in jail is beatified

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 14, 20240

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands have gathered on Saturday for the beatification of a Romanian prince who spent decades traveling around the world helping the

Pope names new secretary of state, the ‘deputy pope’

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday made the most significant appointment of his pontificate so far, naming a veteran diplomat as his secretary of state,

Correction: Church Bombing Dad-Prison story

YoopyaAug 30, 2013April 21, 20240

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — In a story Aug. 29 about the father of a church bombing victim who was released from prison, The Associated Press

U.S. judge bars Oklahoma from implementing anti-Sharia law

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

Oklahoma’s attorney general is reviewing the decision of a U.S. judge that barred the state from adopting a measure that would ban its state courts

Nigeria: 24 die in blasts in Kano’s Christian area

YoopyaJul 31, 2013June 16, 20240

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria’s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano

Catholics hear pope’s call to shake up church

YoopyaJul 27, 2013June 16, 20240

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the thick of his historic visit to Brazil this week, Pope Francis urged young Catholics to make a “mess”